Atharva Veda 9.7.20: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 20
Sukta 7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
इन्द्रः॒ प्राङ् तिष्ठ॑न् दक्षि॒णा तिष्ठ॑न् य॒मः
IAST Transliteration
índraḥ prā́ṅ tíṣṭhan dakṣiṇā́ tíṣṭhan yamáḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Indra stands facing east; to the right stands Yama.
Translation
इन्द्रः प्राङ्मुखः तिष्ठति; दक्षिणतः यमः तिष्ठति।
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्राङ्facing east / eastward
प्राङ्:
कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (directional)
Rootप्राञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक/दिक्शब्द)
तिष्ठन्standing
तिष्ठन्:
कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeVerbal adjective (present participle)
Rootस्था (धातु) → तिष्ठत् (वर्तमाने कृदन्तः)
दक्षिणाfacing south / southward
दक्षिणा:
कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (directional)
Rootदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
तिष्ठन्standing
तिष्ठन्:
कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeVerbal adjective (present participle)
Rootस्था (धातु) → तिष्ठत् (वर्तमाने कृदन्तः)
यमःYama
यमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootयम (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/collective)
Devata: Indra and Yama (as directional guardians)
Chandas: Irregular formulaic
Mantra Rasa
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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